Staff Biographies

Bob Spiotto
Artistic Director, Community Arts Programs
Executive Producer, Hofstra USA Productions

Bob holds a B.F.A. in theater from Hofstra University and a M.F.A. in directing from The Catholic University of America. He is currently the Artistic Director of Community Arts Programs and Producer of Special Events for the Hofstra Cultural Center as well as the Executive Producer for Hofstra USA Productions. Bob has served as an adjunct faculty member in Hofstra's New College and on the faculty of University College for Continuing Education. He has worked as a director, producer, actor, choreographer and teacher in the New York and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas as well as abroad for the USIA. Locally, his credits have taken him from Queens to Quogue. At Hofstra he has been involved in more than 600 productions/presentations since 1990. Hofstra directing credits include Hello, Dolly!, I Do!, I Do!, What Makes Sammy Run?, The Melody Lingers On: The Songs of Irving Berlin, Pipe Dream, Moby-Dick Rehearsed, The Vagina Monologues (2001, 2002, 2003), Me and Jezebel, The Sound Of Music, Oscar Over Here, Barrymore, The Boys From Syracuse, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sunshine Boys and Sarah in America (starring Tovah Feldshuh), among others. Regional acting credits include Fagin (Oliver!), Ganesha (A Perfect Ganesh), Jim (Pump Boys and Dinettes), M.C. (Cabaret), Bill (Me and My Girl), and Clov (Endgame). He has also created and appeared in several one-man shows exploring the lives of Alexander Pushkin, Primo Levi, Michelangelo, P.T. Barnum, and Harry Warren. Bob has also appeared throughout Long Island in his one-man show, Courting the Jester: A Salute to Danny Kaye, which had its premiere at Hofstra and was reworked and presented at Lincoln Center in May 2003. He also serves as the entertainment coordinator for Hofstra's International Festivals (Dutch, Italian, Irish), and has received awards from Hofstra for his distinguished service and teaching accomplishments. Bob was also appointed by Governor George Pataki to serve on the board of directors of the New York State Theatre Institute and was recently invited to join the board of directors of the Long Island Arts Council.

Contact Bob at:
John Cranford Adams Playhouse
118 Hofstra University, Room 301
Hempstead, NY 11549-1180
tel: (516) 463-5042
fax: (516) 463-6132
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